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[danmaku]

I imagine that that post I'm reading is being said by the person in their avatar.

lol me too. It's not that important, though. An avatar isn't an essay about yourself.

 

[Orayn]

I try not to. I think it's incredibly stupid when someone dismisses an entire post for the sole reason that it came from someone with a Nintendo/anime/whatever avatar.

 

[Skiptastic]

Absolutely. Though judging me by my avatar would be goofy, given that I haven't played Pokemon in years and am not a Nintendo fan.

 

[spindoctor]

Identify, yes. Judge, no. What can you judge about a person from an avatar anyway?

 

[T.M. MacReady]

I do find the hot chick comment amusing seeing as you have a shiny shirtless muscular man as yours.

For the record there is not one ounce of hostility implied in my post.

its a holdover from Real Pic January

 

[lmpaler]

Absolutely. Though judging me by my avatar would be goofy, given that I haven't played Pokemon in years and am not a Nintendo fan.

That makes you one of those creepy furry loving people

 

[Snuggles]

To a degree, but if you spend enough time on the gaming side you'll eventually see that specific avatar behaving a specific way enough specific threads to judge them based on their posting history over anything else.

 

[Deku Tree]

Not at first, no.

 

[katkombat]

Oh except sometimes I think "That person must be awesome". Like when they have an avatar of Syrenne from The Last Story.

Love you too bro.

 

[Acquiescence]

Years of internet browsing have conditioned me to be generally wary of anyone with an anime avatar. They're kind of like the online equivalent of somebody who's eyes are too close together, or a white guy with dreadlocks - you just can't trust 'em.

 

[Narolf]

Always.

 

[Clockwork5]

<----- Do you think im creepy?

 

[Banjotanooki]

Buttered toast!

All joking aside, if I see that newman avatar making a post, I read it in Newman's voice.

 

[Llyranor]

People with Star Ocean 4 avatars go on my ignore list.

 

[MikeE21286]

I actually am very terrible at associating/recognizing names on GAF.

It's easier for me to recognize avatars.

 

[Snuggles]

People with Star Ocean 4 avatars go on my ignore list.

Wait, there's people with Star Ocean 4 avatars?

 

[Narolf]

Love you too bro.

Thanks for taking the words out of my mouth.

 

[Mihos]

<----- Do you think im creepy?

Yes, because X Yuna > X2 Yuna

 

[JetSetRadio]

Good luck with that.

 

[Levyne]

All the time

 

[TheExodu5]

Absolutely not.

 

[Zeppelin]

I never take posts concerning anything even remotely related to the "console war" coming from people with Sony avatars seriously. For the most part I don't even read it. Nintendo avatars I don't really care about, people with SEGA avatars mostly crazy and outside of maybe Halo-GAF I don't see a lot of Microsoft avatars.

 

[Syrinx]

Only people with Phillies avatars. Fuck the Phillies.

Spoiler

No, I really don't. At least I try.

 

[Skiptastic]

That makes you one of those creepy furry loving people

lol or I just really like Pikachu.

 

[SneakyStephan]

yes

anime avatar: teenager or pedophile
call of duty : legally retarded
american culture anything : incapable of critical thinking, brainwashed consumer and probably fat

Spoiler

I kid

Spoiler

Kind of

 

[kuroshiki]

yes

anime avatar: teenager or pedophile
call of duty : legally retarded
american culture anything : incapable of critical thinking, brainwashed consumer and probably fat

Spoiler

I kid

Spoiler

Kind of

I just love big boob, dude.

 

[todahawk]

I don't always judge others by their avatar, but when I do I look for Persona.

I love avatars with attractive women or those that are just flat out interesting or atypical (but not in a attention-whore kind of way).

 

[Ghazi]

A little bit, yes.

 

[ffdgh]

No since it's rather shallow.

 

[Narolf]

<----- Do you think im creepy?

You're fine.

 

[Glass Rebel]

I try not to but the times I actually notice is when the poster has a history of exceedingly dumb posts so it's almost a given.

 

[semiconscious]

only myself ...

 

[Dunan]

I don't judge based on avatars at all -- what's a bit of harmless fun on the anonymous internet? -- but they certainly make it easier to remember posters. Sometimes when familiar posters change their avatars abruptly it can be a little jarring.

 

[daveo42]

Not really. I use them mainly to pick out the posters I either like or tend to have info to back up their thoughts. This is is a blessing in technical threads.

 

[arab]

judge me you neckbeards, bow before your earthbound king

 

[Codeblue]

I turned avatars off, so no.

 

[Tain]

When I have them on, I notice them without being stupid about them.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

People with anime avatars are stupid.

 

[Levyne]

People with anime avatars are stupid.

say that to my face

 

[SolsticeZero]

A little bit, yes.

You, sir, have the greatest avatar I have ever seen.

 

[BosSin]

People with anime avatars are stupid.

If used correctly they can be awesome

 

[Mileena]

People with anime avatars are stupid.

Yep


Ambassador avatars are the best :teehee

 

[Camjo-Z]

Sometimes. I have noticed a correlation between posters' avatars and the content of their posts in certain cases. I think the only thing my avatar really gives away is that I'm a fan of PlayStation All-Stars and PaRappa, although perhaps the somewhat sassy pose would imply I am a bit cheeky as well... but that would be reading too much into it.

 

[lazer_bean]

When I used to have an avatar of The Heartsdales, people sent me kind of creepy PMs asking who the attractive ladies were in my avatar.

Since then I just stuck with Conan.

ah, thanks for replying eventually

 

[zerokoolpsx]

I used to judge, but it was kind of stupid to flat out entirely dismiss their post just because of their avatar. I identify them with their avatars though.

I imagine that that post I'm reading is being said by the person in their avatar.

I always read posts as though the avatar is saying them. It's surprisingly on the mark for telling how a person is.

I do this too.

 

[supahkiwi]

Hard not to judge in a Nintendo topic with Nintendo Avatar'd people defending the console

 

[Chet Rippo]

People with anime avatars are stupid.

You really need to stop changing your avatar so much.

 

[PK Gaming]

I do it all of the time, I can't help it

It changes how I view someone, unless I'm well acquainted with them

 

[Necron]

Only to identify someone. The post is more important though.

 

[Rickenslacker]

I think what's worse is that I start getting a reverse association in regards to avatars. I start thinking that Adam Jensen himself is a highly critical video game player that wants to abolish the hand-holdy nature of current stuff; also hates multiplayer and uses a controller for everything.